Food for Thought: Frequent Interracial Dining Experiences as a Predictor of Students' Racial Climate Perceptions

Cultivating Campus Environments to Maximize Success Among Latino and Latina College Students

“…Several studies suggest that campus racial climates exhibit a salient influence on the experiences of many Latino/a students at PWIs (Hurtado & Carter, ; Hurtado & Ponjuan, ; Locks, Hurtado, Bowman, & Oseguera, ; Museus, Nichols, & Lambert, ; Villalpando, ). When compared to White peers, Latino/a students and other students of color often report that the campus climate is less welcoming or is hostile (Lowe, Byron, Ferry, & Garcia, ). This discrepancy is due to the reality that institutions can and often do cultivate and perpetuate hostile campus racial climates that are permeated with prejudice and discrimination, racial stereotypes, low expectations from teachers and peers, exclusion from the curriculum, and pedagogy that marginalizes or tokenizes the voices of Latino/a college students and other undergraduates of color (Castellanos & Gloria, ; Lopez, ).…”

Reflections of Preservice Teachers of Color: Implications for the Teacher Demographic Diversity Gap

“…Empirical studies-both within teacher education and in other fields such as science and technology-concur that Black American and Latinx students must embody exceptional persistence and motivation needed to complete their undergraduate degrees. This is due to a variety of barriers including not feeling welcome in higher education environments [48] and a lack of a community of understanding and supportive individuals [4,[49][50][51][52][53][54]. More subtle and implicit barriers also interfere with persistence.…”

“…These relational experiences echo what other studies of Students of Color have found. The positive experiences of these participants who have chosen to pursue teaching and are successful so far in their journey is especially meaningful given that the literature shows that two of the most common barriers for persistence towards a college degree for Students of Color are not feeling welcome in higher education environments [48] and a lack of a community of understanding and supportive individuals [4,[49][50][51][52][53][54].…”

Neutralized Hegemonic Banter: The Persistence of Sexist and Racist Joking Among Undergraduate Students

“…Racist and sexist joking among students appears to be widespread at universities (Cabrera 2014b; Harper 2015; Harwood et al, 2012; Lowe et al 2013). They are, in fact, known to flourish in particular settings, including residence halls (Harwood et al 2012; Picca and Feagin 2007), fraternity houses (Byron et al 2017), and locker rooms (Curry 1991, 1998).…”